An American Physician in Turkey: A Narrative of Adventures in Peace and in War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An American Physician in Turkey: A Narrative of Adventures in Peace and in War

When I began this book I meant to write only of the siege and flight and the events that led up to them, preceding these chapters by a chap ter or two of travel experiences and memorable conversations with Turk and Christian, but I was persuaded, instead, to tell the whole story of my life in Turkey. Should there seem to be too much ego in these reminiscences, its presence may be explained by the fact that while writing I have seemed to myself to be conversing with those whom I have met face to face, and talked to from lecture platform and in hospitable homes all over the United States for the last two years: listeners who have shown and expressed such kind interest in my personal experiences that I have been tempted to enter into considerable detail in the present volume, which is intended especially for their perusal.

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